Lower Prut River and Manta-Beleu Lake (Moldova)

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Lower Prut River and Manta-Beleu Lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	passage	2013-2014	60-120 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2013-2014	30-35 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	LC	breeding	2013-2014	30-40 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	2013-2014	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	negligible
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Valeni Denudation	Natural Monument	-
1991	Prutul de jos	Scientific Reserve	-
2000	Lower Prut Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	35
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	19
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	8

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	27
nature conservation and research	26
fisheries/aquaculture	24
forestry	15
agriculture	8
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower Prut River and Manta-Beleu Lake (Moldova). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-prut-river-and-manta-beleu-lake-iba-moldova on 23/11/2024.